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. >> i'm ezra klein in for lawrence o'donnell, one of the great moments, when redford having just won the election, sits down on the bed taking it all in. the next few words are not just to ever film junky, pretty much to every political candidate. >> what do we do now? >> what do we do now? that is always the question, what do you do now when you have to govern? but it is not just a question that affects winners, sometimes losers of elections have to ask what do we do now? and for them the question can be harder to answer, after all, the winner in theory should do whatever they promise to voters. but the losers just watch them say no, take the republican party, they just lost the 2012 election at every federal level, they lost the presidency, at the senate, and fewer votes than democrats did in the house of representatives. but due to the way the house districts are drawn, they're still in charge. so they're in kind of a weird position. the argument lost, the american people didn't want what they were selling. but they're not out of office, their constituents want them to fight for t
. >> i'm ezra klein in for lawrence o'donnell, one of the great moments, when redford having just won the election, sits down on the bed taking it all in. the next few words are not just to ever film junky, pretty much to every political candidate. >> what do we do now? >> what do we do now? that is always the question, what do you do now when you have to govern? but it is not just a question that affects winners, sometimes losers of elections have to ask what do we do now?...
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you just don't understand. >> ezra, that attitude, let's talk about financial regulation. dodd-frank is, i believe, only a third of the rules are in place in terms of financial regulation. the house republicans have been trying to unwind, defund bureaus, tried to put in language during the fiscal cliff/curb debate. where do you stand and are you bullish or bearish on implementing the rest of dodd-frank? >> something kind of in between a bull and a bear. >> an owl, what is it? >> i'm not hugely optimistic. moving almost all derivatives, which means we can see what's in them and what they are. a lot of that has been off the books until now. a lot of what's going on with aig has been off the books until now, but dodd-frank has rules regulators are creating. i'm sure in the short-term they'll be fine. the problem is when it's up to the regulators to define the rules, the next time we get into this bubble period, right, remember part of what happens in a run up to a bubble is everybody starts to really like wall street. wall street was able to get tons of deregulation in the '9
you just don't understand. >> ezra, that attitude, let's talk about financial regulation. dodd-frank is, i believe, only a third of the rules are in place in terms of financial regulation. the house republicans have been trying to unwind, defund bureaus, tried to put in language during the fiscal cliff/curb debate. where do you stand and are you bullish or bearish on implementing the rest of dodd-frank? >> something kind of in between a bull and a bear. >> an owl, what is it?...
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from the washington post, msnbc policy analyst, my dear friend ezra cline. washington correspondent here live in the flesh michael sharer, and our author of our divided political heart." an incredible read. washington's post columnist and msnbc contributor e.j. deon. >> great to be here. >> thanks, e.j. ronald reagan was worn some as the 40th president of the united states ushering in an era of limited government and the rise of the modern conservative movement. yesterday barack obama, the 44th president of the united states, was sworn in for his second term. the moment that will define progressive politics m years to come and one that symbolizes a renewed faith and the power of the american government. needless to say, it was a day several decades in the making. >> for the first time in history government, the people said, was not our master. it is our servant. >> government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. we, the american people, we are the solution. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social s
from the washington post, msnbc policy analyst, my dear friend ezra cline. washington correspondent here live in the flesh michael sharer, and our author of our divided political heart." an incredible read. washington's post columnist and msnbc contributor e.j. deon. >> great to be here. >> thanks, e.j. ronald reagan was worn some as the 40th president of the united states ushering in an era of limited government and the rise of the modern conservative movement. yesterday...
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msnbc ezra's klein. >> the joe by den that we have seen emerged is the one we know. i have seen him be concise, effective. very clear, on what objectives are and clear on what was possible and that seems to be the role he is playing inside the white house. it is a big role. it was born out of the increasing feel of biden. he makes these hilarious jokes. telling people they are going to have to spread their legs to get frisked at the senate. when he ran with president obama the idea of the obama candidacy was to get washington past it's partisan warfare. that new kind of politics has lead to many successes. it has not led to less partisanship. the one part that has been a bright spot in cutting deals and getting a working relationship is this old school senate drenched back room dealing. in a funny way it has worked in this new bitter era. >> karen, it looks like we are headed for a biden versus clinton presidential primary in 2016 and make others. but it looks like joe biden and hillary are going to be in there. i don't know that i can bear to think about 2016. but a
msnbc ezra's klein. >> the joe by den that we have seen emerged is the one we know. i have seen him be concise, effective. very clear, on what objectives are and clear on what was possible and that seems to be the role he is playing inside the white house. it is a big role. it was born out of the increasing feel of biden. he makes these hilarious jokes. telling people they are going to have to spread their legs to get frisked at the senate. when he ran with president obama the idea of the...
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the washington post's ezra cline notes that president obama hasn't named an outsider to his economic team since his initial 2009 picks. in a little over an hour the president will nominate jack lu for treasury secretary, a man who previously served as a budget director and currently as his chief of staff. cline writes, "can it really be the case that after four very difficult years there is nothing the white house would gain in its second term by bringing in outsiders with fresh experience, different relationships, and a new perspective." david corn, there has always been a lot of talk about the ins lears about the obama white house. >> yes. >> i mean, i do think we're kind of like at halftime here and the white males have run up the score so far in the first two quarters. there's still a few more quarters to play in termdz of putting his team together, and given the round of criticism or observations that's coming this we week. >> is -- are you surprised that the white house isn't pushing back more on this? i for one sort of am, but insofar as dave corn has a football analogy, maybe
the washington post's ezra cline notes that president obama hasn't named an outsider to his economic team since his initial 2009 picks. in a little over an hour the president will nominate jack lu for treasury secretary, a man who previously served as a budget director and currently as his chief of staff. cline writes, "can it really be the case that after four very difficult years there is nothing the white house would gain in its second term by bringing in outsiders with fresh...
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he told ezra klein, i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote threshold and with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and should not be like the house. we know that anyone who has been in the senate as long as reid is will be an institutionalist and inclined to hold the threshold and many senators don't want to vote that much, because every vote means to have to declare a position and choose between interests, and so every time you vote, you alienate people, and make your job harder. we know that harry reid said if these reforms do not end the gridlock in washington, we will consider more in the future, but we have absolutely no reason to believe him, but we know that if people are organizing around the issue, it won't matter what is in harry reid's heart of hearts, be but the filibuster days are numbered and we are fighting over what the ending is. and we will begin with my guests to know what do you know this week that you didn't know last week. begin with mike peska? >> well, we talked about the head trauma in the nfl and so i
he told ezra klein, i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote threshold and with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and should not be like the house. we know that anyone who has been in the senate as long as reid is will be an institutionalist and inclined to hold the threshold and many senators don't want to vote that much, because every vote means to have to declare a position and choose between interests, and so every time you vote,...